Multiple oiler.



No. 860,931. PATENTBD JULY 23, 1907.

W. MONTFORT.

MULTIPLE .OILER.

APPLICATIOH FILED DEO.13,1905.

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INVENTOR 1H: no'mzfs PETERS cm, wAsnmp-mn, u. c.

No. 860,931. PATENTED JULY 23, 1907. W. MONTPORT.

MULTIPLE OILBR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 13,1905.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM MONTFORT, OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

MULTIPLE OILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed December 13,1905. Serial No. 291,642.

T0 at! whomil may concern:

Be it known that I, \VI'LLIAM MoNTFon'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State o f New York,have in vented a new and useful Multiple or Magazine Oiler, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a multiple oiler in which several oil valves areattached to one oil reservoir and arranged to allow of the starting orstopping simultaneously of the flow of oil through the oil valves.

The objects of my invention are: 1. To provide a multiple oiler inwhich, upon the starting of the mech anism to be oiled, all the Oilvalves may be caused to flow at once by one action on the part of theengineer, and not as usually done in the case of multiple oilers byturning on each individual oil valve. 2. To provide a multiple oiler inwhich, upon the stopping of the mechanism to be oiled, all the oilvalves may be stopped at once by one action on the part of the engineer,thus preventing further flow and waste of oil, and not as usually donein the case of multiple oilers by turning off each individual valve. 3.To provide a multiple oiler in which the amount of flow through the oilvalves may be regulated by the engineer and when so regulated a portionof the oil valves may be allowed to continue to flow, either at fullcapacity or in lesser degree, and a portion of them closed by one actionon the part of the engineer. 4. To provide a multiple oiler which shallattain these objects and yet be simple in construction and cheap tomanufacture.

I accomplish these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which similar letters are used to refer to similar partsthroughout the views.

Figure l is a side view of my multiple oiler with the oil reservoir ormagazine partly broken away, the oil valves being shown as flowing. Fig.2, is a detail side view of a modification of my multiple oiler, the oilvalves being open. Fig. 3, is a vertical cross section of my multipleoiler on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, the supply cap being in place on theoil reservoir.

My multiple oiler is provided with the oil reservoir or magazine A,valve stems B B, valves C C, with drain pipes or outlets C C, cams D D,and a shaft or movable member E with handle E Fig. l.

The valve stems B B are placed partly within the oil reservoir and attheir upper ends pass through guide plugs in the top of the oilreservoir, and are arranged at their lower ends to fit the valve seats.Around each valve stem 13 there is a spiral spring bearing at one endagainst a collar on the lower portion of the valve stem and hearing atits other end on the under side of the guide plug, with a tendency toclose the valve.

To the upper end of each valve stem B, a yoke F is attached and throughthese yokes F F, the shaft or rod E passes and is supported by bracketsH H, attached to the top of the oil reservoir, these brackets being soconstructed as to allow the rod E to turn by means of the handle E.FiXc-dly attached to the rod E and turning with it are rotary cams D D,arranged at right angles to the rod E and held in place in cross-slotsthrough the yokes F F, so that the tops of the cams D D, may be broughtin contact, with adjusting set screws D D extending downward through theyokes F F, thus lifting the yokes F F, when the rod E is turned and withthem the valve stems B B, from the valve seats. The length of the slotsin the yokes F F, in which the cams D D are held is sufficient to allowof a different adjustment of the pressure 011 each cam by means of itsset screw, thus allowing a different lift to each valve stem so thatsome valves may be permitted to flow while others are closed.

In the modified form of my multiple oiler (Fig. 2) a fiat rod or shaft Gis provided, supported by and sliding horizontally in brackets K K,attached to the top of the oil reservoir, the valves, spiral springs andvalve stems being arranged the same as in the other form of my multipleoiler, except that the valve stems B B, have at their upper ends yokes LL, adapted to allow the fiat shaft G to slide through them. The yokes LL, are provided with adjusting set screws similar to those used on theother form of my multiple oiler.

The flat shaft G has on its upper edge incline cams M M, and notches NN, the notches N N being arranged to receive the adjusting set screws DD, and prevent the slipping of the shaft G. The fiat shaft G, rests 011its lower edge, on pins P P, placed on the nuts of the guide plugs onthe top of the oil reservoir, the object of the pins being merely toserve as a rest and guide for the shaft G.

The operation of my multiple oiler is as follows: The adjusting setscrews D D are regulated to bear upon the cams D D to lift the yokes F Fand with them the valve stems B B from the valve seats and allow of thefiow of oil, Fig. 1, and a turn of the handle of the shaft E will causethem to operate simultaneously. A turn of the handle of the shaft E inthe other direction will release the pressure of the set screws upon thecams D D, giving effect to the closing action of the spiral springsaround the valve stems B B and shutting off the flow. If the adjustmentof the set screws is such a portion of the oil valves may be allowed toflow and a portion shut off by a similar movement of the handle of theshaft E.

In the modified form of my multiple oiler the flat shaft G, is pushedthrough the yokes L L, the set screws D D having been adjusted to comein contact with the incline cams M M, lift the valve stems B B from thevalve seats and allow flow. If the shaft G is pushed or pulled in theopposite direction it will release the hearing of the adjusting setscrews D D upon the incline cams M M, and shut off the flow of oil. Bydifferent adjustment of the set screws D D some of the oil valves may beallowed to flow and some of them closed in response to the action of theshaft G.

By using the revolving or sliding shaft valve stems, yokes thereon andcams as described, in addition to the advantage of not having to turn onor off each separate oil valve, as in the case of the usual multipleoiler, I do away with the necessity for sleeves or hollow spindlesinclosing valve stems for the oil valves, thus simplifying theconstruction and lessening the cost of manufacture.

While for convenience in the drawings only two oil valves are shown itis obvious that the number of oil valves which may be used in mymultiple oiler is only limited by the size of the oil reservoir in whichthey are placed.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to protectby Letters Patent is 1. A multiple oiler comprising the oil reservoir,the valves within said reservoir, the valve stem springs with a tendencyto close the valves, the valve stems having upon their upper ends theyokes and the movable member having on it the cams arranged in saidyokes and adapted by contact with the heads of the valve stems toactuate the valves, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the oil reservoir, the valves within saidreservoir, the valve stem springs with a tendency to close the valves,the valve stems having upon their up per ends the yokes, the movablemember having on it the cams arranged in said yokes and adapted bycontact with the heads of the valve stems to actuate the valves and themeans regulating the lift of the valve stems by contact with the cams onsaid movable member, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the oil reservoir, the valves within saidreservoir, the valve stem springs with a tendency to close the valves,the valve stems having the yokes on their upper ends, the movable memberhaving the cams thereon and the set screws adapted to come in contactwith the cams on said movable member, substantially as Set forth.

\VILLIAM MONTFORT.

Witnesses L. DICKERSON, R. KETCHAM.

